Mr. William C. Head Related Seminars and Products

Sole Owner of Practice

William C Head PC

Biography of William C. Head

DUI lawyer GA William C. Head is a criminal defense attorney in Atlanta GA and personal injury lawyer with over 48 years of litigation experience. The Atlanta DUI attorney has authored or co-authored over a dozen drunk driving books and is a Board-Certified DUI lawyer by NCDD.com.

Rated by Best Lawyers in America, Martindale-Hubbell "av" preeminent, and Super Lawyers, he has been recognized his expertise in impaired driving defense as a best DUI lawyer Atlanta. In 1991, the Atlanta criminal lawyer and the late Reese Joye co-authored 101 Ways to AVOID a Drunk Driving Conviction.

The book was the first of its kind to inform accused drunk drivers of their legal rights and explain how to beat a DUI in Court. In 1994, Mr. Head sponsored America's very first NHTSA standardized field sobriety test training course, for which criminal defense attorneys could attend and get certified, just like law enforcement officers get trained. Each attendee received a certificate for having completed the training and passing the final exam, just like police officers receive.

Over the next 5 years, training to be NHTSA instructors took place in Atlanta, and Mr. Head and Partner Larry Kohn were certified as Instructors in 1999. Using the October 1994 inaugural Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases seminar in Atlanta to gather top DWI-DWI attorneys, Georgia DUI attorney Bubba Head helped organize and later launch the National College for DUI Defense with the late Larry Taylor (CA), Don Nichols (MN), the late Reese Joye (SC), Vic Carmody, Flem Whited and several others.

The National DUI lawyer training for field sobriety tests and for comprehensive breath alcohol testing started in 1995.

Mr. Cory Earl Yager Related Seminars and Products

Kohn & Yager LLC

Cory E. Yager is a partner at the Law Firm of Kohn & Yager, LLC.  Mr. Yager is a former law enforcement officer and previously served with the Cobb County Police Department and City of Roswell, Georgia Police Departments.  During his time in law enforcement, Mr. Yager made thousands of DUI arrests and also investigated fatality and serious injury accidents.

As an Attorney, Mr. Yager focuses his law practice in the areas of DUI/BUI defense, general criminal defense, and serious injury and homicide by vehicle and/or vessel cases.  Mr. Yager is an author of the Georgia DUI Practice Manual along with his co-authors and law partners, William C. Head and Larry Kohn.  Mr. Yager speaks to legal professionals and law enforcement groups on legal topics in his practice areas. 

Ms. Christine Anne Koehler Related Seminars and Products

Law Office of Christine Koehler

Christine Koehler is one of Georgia's premier trial attorneys. After graduating cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law, Christine has litigated in courtrooms throughout the State of Georgia for the last 30 years. Christine is also a graduate of both the National Criminal Defense College and the National College of DUI Defense. Christine's courtroom success has made her a sought-after instructor at Georgia's leading trial skills programs. She frequently lectures at conferences throughout the country. Christine is on faculty with the National Criminal Defense College and is a Program Director of the Bill Daniels Trial Advocacy Clinic through the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Christine has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer by her peers for 22 consecutive years. She has been named a Top 50 Female Attorney in the State of Georgia 12 times and has been acknowledged as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia for 10 years. Georgia Trend Magazine has repeatedly named Christine one of their Legal Elite. She is an AV-Preeminent rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell. Christine has a 5-star rating with AVVO.

Christine spent 9 years on the State Bar Investigative Panel and now represents lawyers facing bar grievances. Christine has recently expanded her practice to include representing judges and judicial candidates accused of violating the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct.  Additionally, Christine has served as a part-time Magistrate Judge in DeKalb County since 2018.  

When she is not working, Christine is spending time with her family. Christine grew up in Georgia and has stayed close to home, but she loves to travel.

Mr. Lawrence Abram Kohn Related Seminars and Products

Kohn & Yager LLC

Lawrence A. “Larry” Kohn has over 25 years experience as a criminal defense attorney in Georgia. He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University. After working in the securities industry he went back to Georgia State Law School. Despite working over forty hours a week for his current partner, William Head, Larry graduated magna cum laude while simultaneously working at Mr. Head’s law firm. Larry was ranked seventh in his law school class of over 200 students. Along with his law partners, Larry is an author of the Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, the authoritative guide to DUI Practice in Georgia, used by Prosecutors, Judges, and Lawyers. He is a regular speaker to other attorneys at statewide programs on DUI issues. He has chaired several statewide DUI trial programs for Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Lawyers. He is an NHTSA-certified instructor to train law enforcement on field sobriety tests. He has tried to verdict a multitude of cases from speeding tickets, to DUI cases, to Vehicular Homicide Cases, to Sex Cases.  

Hon. Charles Edward Auslander III Related Seminars and Products

Athens-Clarke County State Court

Charles Auslander has served as a judge in the State Court of Athens-Clarke County since 2011. He presides over the Athens DUI treatment court. He also served as a judge in the Magistrate Court for 9 years. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Georgia. 

Ms. Sarah Virginia Armstrong Related Seminars and Products

Fulton County Public Defender's Office

Sarah is an Assistant Public Defender II in the State Court Division of the Fulton County Public Defender’s Office. She has represented hundreds of indigent clients facing DUI-related charges during her seven years of practice. She approaches each case with an unflinching recognition of the systemic inequities pervasive throughout the criminal justice system. Sarah is passionate about demystifying DUI investigations amongst her colleagues and debunking pseudoscience with Daubert litigation in court. Sarah is NHTSA and ARIDE certified. Sarah earned a B.A. in Anthropology and Environmental Studies from Emory University in 2010, and a J.D. in Native American Law from the University of New Mexico in 2015. Sarah, her boyfriend, and their dog return to the Southwest each autumn to hike amongst Anasazi ruins. Sarah also enjoys crocheting, playing guitar, and learning Portuguese.

Ms. Paula J. Frederick Related Seminars and Products

General Counsel

State Bar of Georgia

Paula Frederick is General Counsel for the State Bar of Georgia, a unified bar organization with 54,000 members. As general counsel, Frederick is responsible for interpreting the ethics rules for lawyers, prosecuting lawyer discipline cases, and providing legal advice to the officers and directors of the organization. She has served in the Office of the General Counsel for 35 years, and was Deputy General Counsel for Discipline before assuming the General Counsel role.

Frederick is a 1982 graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Law and a 1979 graduate of Duke University. Prior to joining the Office of the General Counsel, she spent six years as a staff attorney with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society handling civil legal matters for low-income people.

Frederick is a past president of the Atlanta Bar Association and the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. She is also an active member of the American Bar Association, where she is chair of the Center for Professional Responsibility.  In the past she has served the ABA as chair of its Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, chair of the Standing Committee on Lawyer Regulation, as a member of the Board of Governors, and as chair of the Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity. 

Ms. Pamela M. Bettis Related Seminars and Products

Henry County Solicitor General's Office

Pamela “Pam” Bettis is serving her second term as Solicitor General of Henry County.  She was appointed by the Honorable Governor Nathan Deal in 2018 and elected in 2020. 

As Solicitor General, Pam led the Solicitor’s Office through COVID-19 lockdowns, technology hacks, state-wide Prosecutor shortages and a changing judicial bench.  Bolstered by the best staff of legal assistants, victim advocates, investigators and attorneys, the Solicitor’s Office came out of COVID better, stronger and smarter.

Pam expanded Pretrial Diversion and with the cooperation of County leaders, created a dedicated Accountability Court Prosecutor.  She assumed control of subpoena duties from the Clerk’s Office, Prosecutorial duties for our Code Court, and has never hesitated to assist surrounding city courts when in need.

In 2020, Pam received the Solicitor General of the Year Award from the Georgia Association of Solicitor Generals.  And, in 2023, her Deputy Chief received the Assistant Solicitor General of the Year Award as well.

Pam has 18 years of prosecutorial and criminal defense experience.  And, overall 33 years of experience in our criminal justice system.  Pam first began her career as a Henry County Deputy Sheriff in 1990 and then transitioned to our Henry County Police Department in 1991.  She served as a patrol officer, undercover narcotics agent, criminal investigator and eventually obtained a leadership position with Clayton State University Police Department.  Pam worked full time while attending her second and third year of law school managing to squeeze her 40-hour police shifts into weekends by working 16-hour shifts at the University.  In 2005, Pam started her legal career as an Assistant Solicitor General with our Solicitor’s Office then led by Charles “Chuck” Spahos.

Pam’s dedication to the Citizens of Henry County and to the administration of justice is her heartfelt passion.  Pam believes in being accessible to citizens and remaining a humble public servant.  Her commitment to community engagement has never waivered and she is incredibly proud to be a founding Board Member of our Shaquille O’Neal Boys and Girls Club of Henry County.

Pam is a lifelong resident of Georgia and a 17-year resident of Henry County.  She graduated from Georgia State University with a BS in Criminal Justice in 1998 and a MS in Criminal Justice in 2000.  She attended Emory University School of Law and obtained her Doctor of Law in 2005.  She attended Emory’s School of Law with the assistance of the Supreme Court of Georgia Scholarship.  Pam is an avid turkey hunter and loves to surf fish off the beaches of St. George Island, FL.

Mr. Douglas G. Andrews Related Seminars and Products

Andrews & Sanders Law Office

Douglas G. Andrews (912) 236-3020 Emory University, Juris Doctor, 1976 9/2023
327 West York Street, Savannah, GA 31401 WebSite: www.DougAndrews.com
Email: Doug@Andrews-Sanders.com

Experience speaks for itself. If you can teach it, you can do it.

Private Practice of Law “Doing Justice the Hard Way” since 1991.
Chief Ass’t District Attorney for State Court of Chatham County, Eastern Judicial Circuit Office of the District Attorney Aug 1988 - Sep 1991.
Circuit Military Judge presiding in Special and General Courts-Martial for 7 Years; Admitted to United States Supreme Court
Staff Judge Advocate (Chief Legal Counsel) for CG, Army CID Command, Washington, DC
Federal Civil Litigation Attorney on Personnel Issues, for The Judge Advocate General of the Army, Washington, D.C.
Prosecutor and Chief Defense Counsel, 82nd Airborne Division, Jumpmaster Qualified, Senior Parachutist.
U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel, Retired 1988; Vietnam Veteran 1970 as Artillery Battery Commander C Btry, 2/40th Field Arty, w/199th Lt Inf Bde
Municipal Court Experience: Judge Pro-Tem: Pooler, Garden City, PtWentworth, Thunderbolt. Assoc Judge Guyton. Drug Court Judge 2001-2006
Past Commander, Tybee Light Sail & Power Squadron, District 26, USPS, 1991 and 2009.
Past Commander, American Legion Post 184, 2008-2012, Thunderbolt, GA;
Chatham County Veteran of the Year 2009-2010; Chair of Veterans Council 2013-2020.
Georgia Supreme Court-approved Mentor for newly admitted attorneys; President, Savannah Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2001-2023.
Mbr: SAMOA, Natl Judge Advocate/Law Officer of 82nd Abn Div Assn; Trustee Bd of National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.
Talking Law TV (CBS/WTOC, NBC/WSAV, ABC-FOX/WJCL, shows available on-line at www.TalkingLawTV.com) and YouTube.com
Producer/Financier, TV Series American Fire (2015), Director Michael Shortt, Tandem Productions, Inc..
Producer, Music CD “Paul Grassey, WWII Memories” in songs, 2015, proceeds to benefit of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force.
Thunderbolt GUN TALK WTKS Talk Radio, Series Legal Expert/Presenter, Host: Dick Berman, Master Firearms Expert, NRA podcasts available:
on i-Tunes podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thunderbolt-gun-talk/id1402069919?mt=2
or at ThunderboltGuns: https://pixel.facebook.com/thunderboltgunsllc/videos
Teaching Lawyers, Judges and Cops in the classroom;
...and Prosecutors in the Courtroom.

Instructor/Lecturer for Georgia Institute for Continuing Legal Education and GACDL to State Bar, Law Enforcement, and others:
March 2002: “Ethics in Negotiating and Presenting Pleas” (DUI “Boot Camp” in Gen Patton Persona for Georgia Indigent Defense Council)
June 2002: “Probable Cause in 2002: Do Viable Challenges Still Exist?” to the Georgia Bar, Atlanta, GA
December 2002: Guest Speaker at Savannah Metro Law Enforcement Executives/Chiefs Breakfast Meeting
December 2002: “Cross-Examination of the State’s Breath Testing Expert” to Georgia Bar, Atlanta, GA
April 2004: How Interrogators Obtain, on Purpose or Unintentionally, False Confessions
August 2004: “What Every Cop Needs to Know About DUI, Court Room Testimony, To Detect a Liar” to RHill PD & Bryan Co LEO
September 2004: “DUI Defenses for Cops and Courtroom Testimony” to Thunderbolt Police Dept
December 2004, Guest Lecturer for SouthEastern Traffic Enforcement Network, Ga GOHS, “DUI Defenses and Cops”
December 2004, Fifteen Hints for ALS Suspensions for DUI, GA ICLE for Lawyers, Atlanta, GA
March 2005, Lecturer for Lorman Professional Seminars, “Thirty Thoughts on Negotiation of a DUI Plea” Atlanta, GA
April-June 2005, Adjunct Professor, AASU, Litigation for Paralegals, Savannah, GA
April 2005, Lecturer, GA Assoc Crim Def Lawyers, “Significant Appellate Opinions 2000 - 2005" Daufuskie Island, SC
June 2005, Lecturer, Georgia Municipal Judges Recertification Course “15 Little Known ALS Facts” Savannah, GA
September 2005: “Urgent Legal Matters in DUI and Traffic Law in GA” to Georgia Bar, St. Simons Island, GA
December 2006, Guest Speaker for Governors Ofc of Hwy Safety/ S.E.T.E.N. “Roadblocks Done the Wrong Way”
October 2007: DUI Boot Camp for Lawyers, “50 Must-Know US Supreme Court Opinions,” GACDL, Macon, GA
May 2016, SCMPD SFST Session: Implied Consent Warning: a Threat & a Promise means it is COERCIVE, NOT truly voluntary.
Nov 30 2017: DUI Institute for GA Bar, New Implied Consent/Ignition Interlock Laws, Atlanta, GA
Jan 26, 2018: Savannah Bar Assoc: DUI Essentials ALL Lawyers Must Know, but Might Not Know
December 6, 2019, GA Bar, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute: Panel on the Ethics of DUI Court, Atlanta
August 26, 2021: Nullifying Cop’s Opinion Evidence in DUI Cases–Fertile Ground to Plow Under, 7th DUI Super Symposium, Savannah
August 26, 2021: Strategy in Attacking at Trial Standardized Field Sobriety Tests 7th DUI Super Symposium, Savannah
Dec. 2-3, 2021 Defense of Drinking Drivers Seminar to GA Bar “ DUI and Commercial Truck Drivers” Atlanta, GA
Dec. 8-9, 2022 Defense of Drinking Drivers Seminar, GA Bar Chair of Panel on Admin License Suspension & Defense, ATL

Completed DUI-related Continuing Education:
May 10, 2019, Annual DUI Law Update, Atlanta, GA
Dec 6-7, 2018 DUI Defense Institute, Atlanta, GA
Jan 19-20 2018 National College of DUI Defense: DUI by Rx Drugs, Atlanta, GA
Nov 30-1 Dec 2017: DUI Institute Atlanta, GA
Oct 2015, May 2015, May 2016 DUI Law and Practice Update, Hqs State Bar of GA
August 2014: New Intoxilyzer 9000 Seminar: Issues for Admissibility and Analysis
April 9-10, 2014, Newly Revised 2014 SFST’s procedures, Ron Lloyd Enterprises, Savannah, GA
2011 and 2014 Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI Cases, New Orleans, LA

Completed Intoxilyzer 5000 Advanced Workshop, Atlanta, GA March 11 & 12, 2011 w/International Expert Jan Semenoff
Completed NHTSA curriculum for Certification in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing April 2008
Intoxilyzer 5000 Maintenance, Repair and Disassembly Course, Daytona Beach, FL June 24-25, 2005
Intoxilyzer 5000 & 8000 Breath Testing Training Course, Atlanta, GA December 1 - 5, 2004
Breath Alcohol Forensic Workshop/Intox 5000Breath Test Op/Maint Tech Crs, (Ass’t Instructor) WPB, FL 11/19-21/2004
CES Consulting, Intoximeter 5000® Breath Test Operator and Maint Tech Course, West Palm Beach, FL 3/2004
Nat’l College of DUI Defense, Winter Session Program conducted in Biloxi, Mississippi, February 2002
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, “Defending DUI Cases with Ingenuity” Las Vegas, October 2001
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, “Defending Serious DUI Cases” Las Vegas, October 2000
Texas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, “Stars Defending DUI Cases” Galveston, TX February 2000
Graduate of Nat’l College of DUI Defense Summer Program at Harvard University Law School, July 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004
Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, DUI Defense, Las Vegas February 1999
Mastering Scientific Evidence, Atlanta 10/1997, 4/2000, 4/2001, 4/2002, 4/2003, 4/2004
Georgia Annual DUI Law Update, Atlanta: 8/1997, 5/1998, 1999, 3/2000, 5/2001, 6/2002, May 2005, Dec 2011.
Georgia Annual Drinking Driver’s/DUI Institute, Atlanta: 2/1995, 3/1996, 12/1999, 2000, 2001, 12/2002, 12/2003, 12/2004, 12/2007
DUI Trial Tactics, William (Bubba) Head, Biloxi, MS April 1995.
Handling GA Administrative License Suspensions, Atlanta: 5/1993, 6/1994, 6/1995,8/ 2001, 8/2002, 2/2004, 2/2005

Ron Lloyd Related Seminars and Products

Ron Lloyd Enterprises LLC

Ron Lloyd has more than 35 years of experience handling impaired driving cases, formerly as a State Trooper (Sergeant) with the Georgia State Patrol and currently as an Impaired Driving Consultant, Trainer and Expert Witness in the private sector.  As a Georgia State Trooper, he made nearly 1000 DUI arrests and was a member of the Georgia State Patrol’s Elite “Alpha Team” DUI Task Force. He also served as the Georgia State Patrol’s Impaired Driving Training Coordinator, responsible for training Georgia State Troopers on how to properly investigate and effectuate DUI arrests, using the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) training curriculum.

As a law enforcement officer, Ron Lloyd was an International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/NHTSA Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Instructor, as well as a NHTSA DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor. As an instructor, he has trained thousands of professionals in this field, including, but not limited to, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges and attorneys from across the United States and Canada on impaired driving-related topics.

Ron Lloyd is recognized nationally as an Impaired Driving Expert, and he has lectured for numerous professional organizations, such as, the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education (ICJE) of Georgia, The Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) of Georgia, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), The National College for DUI Defense (NCDD), Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia, Georgia Safety Management System, Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) Crime Lab, Georgia Police Academy, as well as others. He has also been a speaker at the prestigious Harvard University for the National College for DUI Defense on multiple occasions. 

Ron Lloyd was presented with an award from The National College for DUI Defense at the 2019 Winter Conference in Los Angeles, CA for his contributions and instruction on impaired driving-related topics. He was also honored as one of the "Best of 2017 Highest Rated Speakers of the Year” by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), voted on by seminar attendees from all NACDL seminars throughout the year.  

Mr. Richard T. Ryczek Jr. Related Seminars and Products

The Ryczek Firm PC

I have been practicing DUI defense for twenty-five years and I still get excited about it. This practice gives us so much opportunity to be creative and do good work for our clients. Sometimes a small legal victory is the momentum we can use to help us convince a client to turn his life around. Other times, it's fun to win a case for the client that doesn't have a substance issue, but made a bad decision, and can't have this on his record. The best times are when we have a cocky prosecutor or difficult judge, and we steal a not guilty from them. This must be what it feels like to pull off a heist. And, the best feeling about doing this job is that we are keeping the system honest. It sure beats digging ditches (although that's not too bad either). 

Mr. William Doyle Healan III Related Seminars and Products

Healan Law Offices

WILLIAM D. “BILLY” HEALAN, III

Billy Healan graduated from Winder Barrow High School in 1989 and then attended the University of Georgia, where he graduated in 1993 with a degree in economics.  Mr. Healan received his degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1996.  Since graduation, Mr. Healan has practiced criminal defense in Winder, Georgia with a large portion of his practice devoted to DUI and traffic law.  Mr. Healan is a member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Georgia Defenders of Drinking Drivers group.  Billy Healan is AV rated by Martindale Hubble, 10 out of 10 rated by AVVO,  and has been selected as a Super Lawyer from 2012-2023.  Mr. Healan has spoken on a variety of topics related to criminal law and DUI law at numerous legal seminars.  Mr. Healan has handled thousands of criminal cases, with approximately 200 jury trials and many more bench trials and motion hearings.  Mr. Healan has also handled many appeals in the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court.  Two of Mr. Healan’s appeals to the Georgia Supreme Court, Cooper v. State and King v. State, resulted in Georgia statutes being held unconstitutional.  Billy Healan is married to Carla Healan, and they have two teenage daughters. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Healan raises cattle on his farm in Jackson County. 

Ms. Angelique Beauford McClendon Related Seminars and Products

Georgia Department of Driver Services

Angelique has served as General Counsel at the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) since 2015. Prior to serving as General Counsel, she served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia from 2008 to August 2015. She has practiced law for eighteen (18) years and began her career as a prosecutor.
Her team at DDS is responsible for policy promulgation and enforcement, contract review and negotiation, secure ID enforcement and assistance, and other legal matters involving employment, data privacy enforcement, and ADA non-discrimination enforcement. The legal team at DDS is also responsible for the agency’s statutory and regulatory interpretation and implementation. In addition to presenting at numerous events related to driver’s license and data privacy law, Angelique also presents nationally on topics related to driver’s license law and identity management.
A native of Decatur, Georgia, Angelique resides in Conyers, Georgia.

Hon. Jason Jonathan Deal Related Seminars and Products

Northeastern Circuit Superior Court

Jason J. Deal was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia by Governor Sonny Perdue effective June 22, 2005 and ran unopposed for re-election to the post in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.  Deal became the presiding Judge of the Hall County Drug Court in January, 2006 and started the Dawson County Treatment Court (Drug/DUI) in July of 2006.  The Dawson County Treatment Court now includes DUI, Drug and Mental Health tracks.  In 2013 Deal started the Hall County Probation Drug Court.  Today Deal shares duties with Judge Clint Bearden in the Hall County Drug Court.  Deal presides over Alpha Track and Bearden presides over Bravo, and Charlie Tracks.  Deal also served as the first chairman of the Georgia Council of Accountability Court Judges from 2015 to 2017.  He was a member of the Governor’s Criminal Justice Reform Council from 2012 to 2018 and the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council from 2015 to 2017.  In 2017 Deal received the Emory Findley Award from the Georgia Council of Superior Court Judges.  He formerly served as Chair of the Accountability Courts Committee of the Council of Superior Court Judges and on the Supreme Court’s Justice for Children and Families Committee.

Prior to becoming a Superior Court Judge, Deal served as District Attorney of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit from May 1, 2002, until June of 2005.  While serving as District Attorney he was involved in the planning and implementation of the Hall County H.E.L.P. court and served on the Georgia Crime Information Center Advisory Council.  He also previously served as a Magistrate Judge in Hall County, and as an Assistant District Attorney for Hall and Dawson Counties.  As an ADA, Deal received the 1999 Work Horse of the Year award.  Deal also worked as an associate in the Dawsonville branch office of the firm Fox, Chandler, Homans, Hicks & McKinnon and served as County Attorney for Dawson County.

Deal is a long time resident of Hall County, having graduated from North Hall High School.  Deal obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Furman University and his law degree from the University of Georgia.  Deal also served honorably as an active duty infantry officer in the United States Army.

Deal is the son of former Governor Nathan and Sandra Deal.  He is married and has three children.  He is a member and past deacon of the First Baptist Church of Gainesville, Georgia. 

Hayes Thomas Related Seminars and Products

Addiction Resource Systems

Hayes Thomas serves as Chief Executive Officer of ARS, Inc.. Mr. Thomas is a seasoned software executive with over 40 years of experience in all aspects of Information Technology (IT). His years have been spent with vendors of proprietary/open hardware and operating systems, database software, network operating systems, data-communications software and hardware, telecommunications fiber optic switching systems, business to consumer and business to business internet applications, and, of course, a user of systems. His association has been with all sizes and types of end-users, corporate and major accounts in a variety of industries.

Specialties: technology entrepreneur with 4 past successful start ups that resulted in both IPO's and m/a in excess of $100 million. Extensive experience in major accounts sales, OEM sales, marketing, general management and senior officer involvement with P&L responsibility.

Ms. Angela Reedy O'Conor Related Seminars and Products

Judge, State Court of Paulding County

Governor Brian Kemp appointed Angela Reedy O’Conor as the first State Court Judge in Paulding County and was subsequently elected in 2024.

Prior to Governor Kemp’s appointment, she was the Chief Assistant Public Defender from 2013 to 2017 for the Paulding Circuit Public Defender Office.  In 2017,  she was  selected  to serve as the Paulding Circuit Public Defender and served in that capacity until July 2022.

Before coming to Paulding County, she served four years as an Assistant District Attorney for Cobb District Attorney’s Office and six years as a Marietta Police Officer.  During her time on patrol at Marietta she completed law school at John Marshall Law School. She attended University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and interned with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation prior to permanently moving to Georgia. 

Judge O’Conor is an active member in her community and strives to make a positive impact in the community where she is currently raising her 12-year-old son. Judge O’Conor is a member of the Rotary Club of Paulding County, which dedicates its efforts into community resources and scholarships; serves as a Board Member for the Bullock Hope House and is a Wellstar Regional and Foundation Board Member. Judge O’Conor previously served as a Board Member of the Paulding County Bar, a committee member for McKenna Farms, and a graduate of Leadership Paulding Class #29.

Hon. Michael Tyrone Garrett Related Seminars and Products

Clayton County State Court

Judge Michael Garrett is the Chief Judge of Clayton County State Court.  Judge Garrett was appointed to the bench by Governor Nathan Deal in 2012.  Previously he was a prosecuting attorney for the South Georgia Judicial Circuit and the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. 

Judge Garrett is a graduate of Auburn University, where he majored in Business.

Ginger Vincent Related Seminars and Products

Addiction Resource Systems

Ginger Vincent is a military child that lived in a multitude of states and experienced adversity at it finest. Ginger holds both International and multiple state credentionals as an alcohol and drug counselor.Ginger draws on her own justice involved experiences and setbacks from addiction to drugs and alcohol to touch the lives of many seeking the freedom and happiness she now enjoys. Her primary goal is to assist others in facilitating change afforded to everyone in recovery. She does that through her counseling, motivational speaking, and community involvement as an advocate for justice that removes the barriers her clients face. Ginger also uses her expertise to advise both government and private entities in crafting their programs, policies, and procedures. Ginger holds the following credentials:

International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist

NC and GA Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor

NC Peer Support Specialist 

National CCAR Recovery Coach 

Science of Addiction and Recovery Training of the Trainer
TED Talk Speaker

PFL Facilitator

Matrix Facilitator

SS Facilitator

Mr. Gregory Allen Willis Related Seminars and Products

Willis Law Firm

Through years of tireless work and specialized training, Attorney Greg Willis has established himself as one of the top DUI defense attorneys in the country. His legal career is dedicated to challenging laws to the benefit of his clients. He has been involved in over 5,000 cases defending individuals who have been charged with driving under the influence.  Mr. Willis is a fervent defender of the constitutions and is known for his unwavering commitment to protecting the rights of his clients. Due to his success and masterful defense techniques through motions, trials, and appeals, Mr. Willis has garnered many positive testimonials from clients and attorneys alike. He has a 93.6% success rate of defending DUI charges over the past 10 years (success equals closing the cases without a DUI conviction).  

Greg Willis has extensive appellate experience with many appellate cases that have transformed DUI laws in Georgia. He argued the seminal case Elliott v. State, 305 Ga. 179 (2019) before the Georgia Supreme Court which resulted in the Supreme Court holding that Georgia's DUI statutes were unconstitutional.  The state’s legislature revised Georgia’s implied consent warning after Elliott was decided.  He also argued Hill v. State, 360 Ga. App. 683 (2021) before the Georgia Court of Appeals where the Court agreed with Mr. Willis and suppressed 28 grams of cocaine for a 10-20 second unlawful delay during an ordinary traffic stop. He is proud of his firm’s extensive pro bono work for GACDL’s Amicus Committee (he is a current member and former Chair). Greg Willis has co-authored many briefs for GACDL to the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. His office also currently has several cases pending in both the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals that will affect most DUI cases pending at this time.